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Real-time shipboard orbit determination using Kalman filtering techniquesThe real-time tracking and orbit determination program used on board the NASA tracking ship, the USNS Vanguard, is described in this paper. The computer program uses a variety of filtering algorithms, including an extended Kalman filter, to derive real-time orbit determinations (position-velocity state vectors) from shipboard tracking and navigation data. Results from Apollo missions are given to show that orbital parameters can be estimated quickly and accurately using these methods.
Document ID
19740054544
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Brammer, R. F.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Volume: AES-10
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
74A37294
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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